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The current wave of acquisitions would shape the next quarter of a century... not a time for major mining companies to be idle.", "attrs": null, "subkind": "testimonial", "toolName": null, "toolSlug": null, "confidence": null, "componentId": "5f968491-92a5-4a73-9795-c35128be9f58", "frameworkName": null, "frameworkSlug": null }, { "bbox": { "h": 0.15, "w": 0.45, "x": 0.51, "y": 0.75 }, "kind": "quote", "text": "...remaining on the sidelines of sector consolidation would leave [Rio] open to suffering the same fate as Barrick Gold, which has seen its traditional rival, Newmont Corporation, open up a significant valuation gap...", "attrs": null, "subkind": "testimonial", "toolName": null, "toolSlug": null, "confidence": null, "componentId": "c8c96e4f-30a7-4334-8d47-3129e2c7a165", "frameworkName": null, "frameworkSlug": null }, { "bbox": { "h": 0.12, "w": 0.92, "x": 0.04, "y": 0.6 }, "kind": "quote", "text": "Another issue is the complexity the DLC structure can add to M&A. 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